Royal fathers in Delta
State have pleaded with the Federal Government to immediately declare a state
of emergency on federal roads in the state, in order to stop the wastage of
lives and property on the roads.
Speaking through the
Chairman, Delta State Traditional Rulers' Council, DSTRC, Obi of Owa, Emmanuel
Efeizomor 11, the monarchs said most federal roads in the state had become
death traps.
His words: "A section
of the Benin-Onitsha- Lagos Road, the Agbor-Umutu-Abraka-Warri Road, and the
Ogwashi-Uku- Ughelli-Warri Road have become death traps for motorists and other
road users as a result of the deplorable condition of the roads. The situation
has led to avoidable deaths and loss of property worth billions of naira."
The royal fathers commended
the state government for awarding a contract for the construction of a
permanent secretariat of the DSTRC in Asaba.
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